#VU120761 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54298
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120761
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54298
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() function in drivers/thermal/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b366c6a42e2e2bc67af8d1130b68f3bfa31c80e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c221b11c2894e1a5f07b93362d9bc91c6d8be7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eaf55b38691291d49417c22e726591078ca1893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69e49f1b53605706bc2203455021539aba2ebe21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0178f2788fb1183a5cc350213efdc94010b9147
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e23f1d9e6e03d04da2f18e78ab5d4255ffeb1333
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1b930e740811d416de4d2074da48b6633a672c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f73134231fa23e0856c15010db5f5c03693c1e92
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173